1992–93 Temple Owls men's basketball team

1992–93 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
	† 1993 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner ; Rankings from AP Poll

1992–93 Temple Owls men's basketball
1992–93 Temple Owls men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, Elite Eight
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 13
1992–93 record	20–13 (8–6 A–10)
Head coach	John Chaney (11th season);
Home arena	McGonigle Hall (Capacity: 4,500)
	Seasons ← 1991–92 →

The 1992–93 Temple Owls men's basketball team represented Temple University as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference during the 1992–93 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by legendary head coach John Chaney and played their home games at McGonigle Hall. The Owls received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as No. 7 seed in the West region. Temple made a run to the Elite Eight but, for the second consecutive season, fell in the tournament to the famed Fab Five of Michigan, 77–72^[1].The team finished with a record of 20–13 (8–6 A-10).

Roster[]

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
PG	4	Rick Brunson	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Salem HS	Salem, MA
G/F	21	Eddie Jones	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Blanche Ely HS	Pompano Beach, FL
G/F	23	Aaron McKie	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Glenn Hills HS	Philadelphia, PA
C	33	William Cunningham	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Fr	McNair HS	Augusta, GA

Head coach

John Chaney

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

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Schedule[]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
Dec 8, 1992*		at Boston College	W 79–72	1–0	Silvio O. Conte Forum Boston, Massachusetts
Dec 15, 1992*		vs. La Salle	W 87–60	2–0	The Spectrum Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 19, 1992*		vs. Florida Milk Classic	W 67–62	3–0	Orlando, Florida
Dec 20, 1992*		vs. No. 10 Florida State Milk Classic	L 80–91 ^OT	3–1	Orlando, Florida
Dec 23, 1992*		vs. Penn State	W 70–61	4–1
Dec 26, 1992*		at No. 23 Cincinnati	L 45–68	4–2	Myrl Shoemaker Center Cincinnati, Ohio
Jan 3, 1993		Saint Joseph's	L 66–71	4–3	McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 9, 1993		No. 22 UMass	W 52–44	5–3	McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 12, 1993		at George Washington	W 64–62	6–3	Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C.
Mar 3, 1993		Rutgers	W 89–75	15–11 (8–6)	McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Atlantic 10 Tournament
Mar 7, 1993*		West Virginia Quarterfinals	W 80–53	16–11	Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mar 8, 1993*		vs. Saint Joseph's Semifinals	W 71–60	17–11	Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mar 11, 1993*		at No. 20 UMass Championship Game	L 61–69	17–12	Mullins Center Amherst, Massachusetts
NCAA Tournament
Mar 18, 1993*	(7 W)	vs. (10 W) Missouri First Round	W 75–61	18–12	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah
Mar 20, 1993*	(7 W)	vs. (15 W) Santa Clara Second Round	W 68–57	19–12	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah
Mar 26, 1993*	(7 W)	vs. (3 W) No. 8 Vanderbilt West Regional Semifinal – Sweet Sixteen	W 67–59^[3]	20–12	Kingdome Seattle, Washington
Mar 28, 1993*	(7 W)	vs. (1 W) No. 3 Michigan West Regional Final – Elite Eight	L 72–77^[1]	20–13	Kingdome Seattle, Washington
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Eastern Standard Time.

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Rankings[]

References[]

^ ^a ^b "Temple Tempers Fly". The New York Times. March 29, 1993. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
^ "1992–93 Temple Owls Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
^ "Vanderbilt stunned by Temple, 67-59". Baltimore Sun. March 27, 1993. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
^ "2019-20 Temple Owls Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Temple Owls. Retrieved June 17, 2021.

[ncaa-mich-1] "Temple Tempers Fly". The New York Times. March 29, 1993. Retrieved March 15, 2021.

[2] "1992–93 Temple Owls Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved June 17, 2021.

[3] "Vanderbilt stunned by Temple, 67-59". Baltimore Sun. March 27, 1993. Retrieved June 19, 2021.

[4] "2019-20 Temple Owls Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Temple Owls. Retrieved June 17, 2021.

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v t Temple Owls men's basketball
Venues	Mitten Hall South Hall Convention Hall (1938–1955) Palestra (1955–1984) McGonigle Hall (1969–1997) Liacouras Center (1997–present)
Rivalries	Saint Joseph's
Culture & lore	City 6 Philadelphia Big 5 (Robert V. Geasey Trophy)
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	1900–01 1918–19 1937–38 1955–56 1957–58 1986–87 1987–88 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22
Helms and Premo-Porretta national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

1992–93 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 14 UMass †	11	–	3	.786	24	–	7	.774
George Washington	8	–	6	.571	21	–	9	.700
Rhode Island	8	–	6	.571	19	–	11	.633
Saint Joseph's	8	–	6	.571	18	–	11	.621
Temple	8	–	6	.571	20	–	13	.606
West Virginia	7	–	7	.500	17	–	12	.586
Rutgers	6	–	8	.429	13	–	15	.464
St. Bonaventure	0	–	14	.000	10	–	17	.370

† 1993 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll